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Surrender Day
Baseball Will Continue
" No 'Great. Influx of Returning G. .;;
. Athletes Expected As Conflict Ends
Br JACK HAND
Associated P rasa Sport Writer
Surrender day-means baseball
will play its world series - this
fall and - may- reinstate- its all
star game but no great influx
of returning G.' I. athletes is to
be expeeted. - -- 1 '
Of about 500 major leaguers
now onthe -national defense
service lists, a majority are be
lieved overseas, many in tne fa
NEW YORK, .May 8 VP) The
news of Germany s surrender
had just come over the cable and
in the comparatively quiet cor
ner where tine sports department
functions there was some specu
lation as to when horse racing
would be resumed, when real big
league baseball players would be
rejoining their clubs and wheth
er football, will be better next
fall. . . One opinion was offered
that hockey, the first major sport
to feel the war's effect, will be
the first to recover apart from
racing, which is ready to go at
a moment's notice. . . . When the
discussion simmered down, the
day's sports news still came from
the armed forces. Here are a few
samples:
.
NEWS AROUND THE TABLE
John Rigney, former White
Sox pitcher, sends word from, the
Marianas, where he manages a
ball team, that his best man, ex
Tiger Johnny Lipon, misses a lot
of games while'flying .casualGes
from the Okinawa region. Rig
ney says that riding a B-29 bomb
er is "just like, a Mp on the. Chi-.j
cago L, except the ride isn t so
jerky and it doesn't cost a dime."
... . . In England six soldier box
ers speaking on a radio program,
picked Billy., Conn., as the one
most likely to 'Succeed' Sgt. Joe
Louis as heavyweight champion;
PFC Ben Schurr, in "civilian lifei
Referee Patty. JQah);gamed Fete
Moreltt' of Stockton, Calif., "as
his candidate. Morelli agreed
with Schurr. ... A note from the
University of. Arkansas points
out that'three former Razor
backs have been awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor
Capt. Maurice L. (Footsie) Britt,
Lt. Nathan Gordon and, post-,
humously. Lt. Harold. (Buck)
Lloyd. ... In Italy, Pvt. Edward;
i. luruce) t-any or HoiiywoocJ,
Calif., former national junior
tennis champion, won the Flor
ence allied area singles cham
pionship last weekend, beating
Capt. Edward Minch of ; New
York. 6-1, 6-1, 6-0. Minch .holds
the North American title. . '.-; In.
a letter written from a German
prison camp last January, Capt.
Hal Van Every, ex-Minnesota.
ana Green Bay packers back,
commented: "Just .heard Green
Bay won the western- division
title. I'm a scatback now." Ap
parently he lost a lot of weight.
Wagner Will
Meet Achiu
In Mat Tiff
Gorgeous George Wagner, the
self-styled "Toast of the Coast"
with his robes of every hue, will
return to the Klamath ring wars
Friday night when he meets
Walter "Sneeze" Achiu, the Chi
nese sieeper artist, in the main
event on Promoter Mack Lil-
iara s crunch card.
This tussle is made in nrAor
with the rugged Wagner attempt-!
mg to down "Sneeze"' with his:
varied attack while Achiu will!
undoubtedly be forced to fall
back on his famous sleeper if he '
is to come out on top.
The colorful Wagner has pro-
fessed himself as able to whip
any muscleman on the northwest
circuit and looks with disdain :
upon his rivals who are unable I
to match Gorgeous George in
sartorial spiendor if nothing else.
In fact, Wagner has remarked
upon several occasions that- he
dislikes sullying himself on- the
low caifhre of talent present in
the northwest. This remark has
infuriated tha other bices boys
and a vtiar.t effort is made to
top the sarcastic Warner every
time he catec fie ring. '
In tee jesraTOtnrhip'-tiff' Paavo
Katonen, errer pdjiijar in Klam
ath mat circles, well -make his
debut after a "TiMjf absence
against an outru.-iiEg opponent.
FIGHTS
Br The Associated Prasa !
BALTIMORE Freddie :
Schott, 208, Akron, outpointed
Jimmy Bell, 183 Washington, ;
AUGUSTA, Ga.Joh'nny Cre-1
co, iou Montreal, Knocked out
Lou Miller, 156, New York;-2;-SAN.
ANTONIO FritzieZivic,
155, Pittsburgh, outpointed . Kid
Azteca, 151, Mexiftj City, 10r' ' '
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Tuwdar. Mar- . lss
Means
cific theater. War department
estimates are that mora man i&
months may be required -to re-j
turn tne European armies to this;
nation, itivinc little hope tor any I
tamiliar names returning to the
IVtQ UUA PlUllO. --- -
Circuit! Anoear .Evan. -
After three weckscjoU play.4
both circuits appear to be in such
delicate balance that re-appear-ance
of a star player in the line
up of any team could make it a
pennant contender. The 1844 ex
perience of Dick Wakefield and
the Detroit Tigers was . proof
enough it could happen.' ; .
Giants, Whit box burpris -
The New York Giants and
Chicago White Sox were the big
surprises of the new season but
the intersectional tests were just
beginning. Chicago, polished off
sonic unlinished business with
Cleveland today, before opening
a series with the Philadelphia
Athletics tomorrow.
Cincinnati provides the oppo
sition for the Giants tonight at
the Polo Grounds.
No All-Star Tilt
Recently scheduled benefit
games for the July 9-11 period,
may prevent any ali-star tilt tnis
season although commissioner
A. B. (Happy) Chandler has in
dicated he will try to arrange a
new date.
President Ford Frick and Will
Harridge of the majors had can
celled the all-star game and left
the world series dependent on
the status of the war at a winter
meeting with ODT chieftains.
2 Surprise
Sluggers
Hold Lead
NEW YORK. May 8 OP) Two
surprise package, hitters-,-. Luis-1
Olmo of Brooklyn, and Tony cuc
cinello of the Chicago- White
Sox, led the major, league bats
men today . at the' end 'of the
first three week of competition.
Olmo nicked no. 123 points for
himself by collecting .eigm nits.
in nine ai oais agauui uie ruiv
lies Sunday, boosting his aver
age from .286 to a lofty .409.
Cuccinello who spent most oi
his 15 big league years, in the
national loop; had a .UBo-maTK
for 11 games was one reason the
Sox were in first place.
Olmo's closest competitor was
Butch Nieman of the Braves at
.400. -one of the most improved
hitters in"the circuit. Tommy
rO'Brien of . Pittsburgh followed
at .377, two degrees higher than
Mel Ott of New York. Vance
Dingea, standout Phil rookie,
was fifth at .368.
Vern Stephens of the St. Louis
Browns was a close second to
Cuccinello in the American at
V389. Eddie Mayo of Detroit
rwas clubbing at .352 for third
honors followed by the two base
stealing "champs," George Case
of Washington .339 and George
Stirnweiss of New York .333.
pressure is off
yanks McCarthy
ATLANTIC CITY Joe Mc
Carthy says that with the pres
sure off, the Yankees may come
back and win.
'The big shoes have shrunk,"
says; Manager McCarthy. .'The
players don't have the feeling
that they have to fill the shoes
of a famous predecessor. That
feeling presses down on a young
player, may make him tighten
up because he is trying too
hard. The fact that we' finished
third last year eases the mental
strain."
McCarthy believes the New
Yorks may be more relaxed be
cause for the first time in four
sprhgs they are not the defend
ing American league champions.
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THE
Junior Baseball
League Talked
At Meeting
.... At a meeting of Legion
naires, and other Interested
persons last night, it was de
cided to call a matting of ALL
boys eligible lor American Le
gion junior baseball redding
in Klamath Falls and outlying
areas on Wednesday, May 16,
at Modoc field. Any and all
boyi interested batwoan tha
ages of-12-17, inclusive, ar
asked to ba present.
-. , The metting will ba called
at 4:30 p. m.. and any adults
interested in coaching a team
or in umpiring games ara alto
asked to ba on hand. This is
"the first tton in ra-forming a
junior baseball laagut in this
city and tha cooperation of
both boys and adults lt urged
in order to get the proposed
league off to a flying start. -
Golfers
Seek Rich
Prizes
Eleven Tournament Dates
Already Listed by PGA -fy
CHICAGO, May 8 (iD
There'll be approximately $250,
000 in war bonds scattered along
golf's golden trail this summer
for such sharpshooters as Byron
Nelson, Harold (Jug) McSpadenJ
bam Snead and tne rest. :.:
Starting at Montreal June 7,
the professional golfers will be
busy almost every week in tour
naments with war bond values
ranging from $10,000 to the $60..
000 in the Tarn O'Shanter Open
to be played here July 26-29.
11 Events Listed
The Professional Golfers' as
sociation, which sanctions all the
meets, already had listed definite
dates for 11 events, and has
scheduled a Pacific northwest
tour that will touch at Spokane,
Portland. Tacoma, Seattle and
Vancouver during September
and October. The northwest se
ries, for which definite dates
have not been set, will carry an
aggregate nurse of at least $50,-
00 in. war. bonds, the PGA has
announced.
The PGA championships, to be
held at the Moraine Country
club, LJayton, O., Jury 8-15, will
give "Slammin' Sammy" Snead
an opportunity to regain the
championship he relinquished
rwhen he entered the navy. Snead
won the title in 1942. There was
no tournament in 1943 and last
year Bob Hamiltonj lifted; the
crown. Since then, Snead has
been-discharged from the serv
ice. and Hamilton has been in
ducted.
Tarn O'Shanter Big Plum
The Tarn O'Shanter Open,
however, will be the big plum
along the summer trail. The
prize was raised- to $60,000 in
bonds this year by its sponsor,
George S. May. Chicago engi
neer, from the $42,500 war bond
figure of a year ago.
GRIFFITH MOVES TO
REVIVE ALL-STAR TILT
WASHINGTON Clark Grif
fith is in favor of bringing back
the major leagues' all-star game.
The Old Fox believes that' if the
war in Europe should terminate
before mid-summer. Col. J. Mon
roe Johnson, ODT director,
might sanction it, even though
baseball's advisory council" can
celled it to reduce travel. -
The president of the Washing
ton club says service men want
the all-star game played, so they
can enjoy moving pictures taken
for distribution overseas.
This year's game was listed for
Fenway Park, Boston, July 10. j
BROOKLYN Allie Stolz,
134, Newark lightweight, started
ring comeback by outpointing
Mario Colow, 132, Puerto Ricon.
in eight-round bout. ,:'.:.
DES MOINES Illinois- won
three relays at annual Drake re
lays. . .
RICHMOND Dixie Profes
sional Football league decided to
resume play in fall if equipment
and manpower- can be obtained.
NOW.
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PACIFIC
Kegling Exhibition To Be
Given At Marine Barracks
Frank Bcnkovic, Milwaukee
bowling great, will give an ex
hibiton ot his piu-toppliug skill
on the Marine Barracks' alleys
next Thursday and Friday.
Bcnkovic, over a period of 15
years of lcaguo and tournament
play, holds a 223 competitive
average, has rolled 10 perfect
f;ames and. -.twenty-eight 209
ines.
He is the only bowler to ever
hold an ABC championship for
two consecutive years. With dif
ferent partners, he took the 1932
world's championship doubles
and than, successfully- defended
that title 'the next year-.- The
1415 mark the team set in 1933
is an all-tune high. -
Records for 15 years of ABC
tournament play show thnt Ben.
kovic "is ,! third high-average
among ;thc.- natldiVi. top bowlers.
All the way through lie nus aver
aged . 1 98.5.. ;VbIl ing aga inst new
piiis oh;Jiev: alleys.. Thnt tour
ney .is always played on' new
maple. -.: . . .
Ctiatidfe! Names Cincinnati
As Baseball Headquarters
- 'CHICAGO,1 May: 8 (,T( A. B.
(Happy") . Chandler, who. is un
decided as'to Avheh lie' will shed
his toga u as Kentucky, senator
and don . the' official robes of
baseball .commissioner, spent a
busy-day -in Chicago last, week
but all-his, business was about
bascba.l.l.. ' ''.,." "i.'. .
!:-Thc-"' major' i'ta'm. 'affecting the
commissioner-elect's office was
announcement by-Mr. A. B. C.
that business -of the commission
er .-wilt-.be directed from two
fronts at least -temporarily.
- Cincinnati" Headquarters
The commissioner's headquar
ters,, in Chicago during the 24
years the late K. M. Landis held
office, will .be - in Cincinnati,
Chandler - said. ' But Leslie M.
O'Connor," . Landis' . secretary
treasurer,.' is his new . "special
assistant," and will be in charge
of the Chicago office. Eventually.-
Chandler, said,, the Chicago
office will be .discontinued .and
all business -directed from Cin
cinnati.' ..The- itiew secretary
treasurer., of. the --baseball com
missioner: fs-Wajtcr Warring
Mulbry'," Chandler's senate secre
tary. t-
i : Conf art Wtthv O'Connor
--Chandler visited1- Landis' of
fice yesterday fter a press con
ference,.' posed ' for photograph
ers on the-'"thrdhe" of the white-thatched-sqiiire,-
who died last
November .25." . and then con
ferred- at 'length--with- O Connor.
That apparently was the start
and finish of Chandler's "home
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After his exhibitions at the
barracks, ho will invite anyone
in the audience to compete with
him in a contest.
coming'.' to . baseball headquar
ters. He told newsmen he Mtd" riot
know when he would resign
from the U. S. senate it may
not be for some time but in
the meantime the commission
er's office would be established
in Cincinnati with: Mulbry in
charge. The ' Kentucky.', senator
said the uncertainty of :world
affairs might force him to delay
signing his ..seven-year contract
Kn,.nn4 'tlinn" whntl it YlllH bCCn
expected -he would quit the scn--
ate. ' '.
O'Connor,- who -with- Presi
dents Will Harridge and Ford
Frick of : the American and Na
tional league, will serve in an
advisory capacity to the commissioner-elect,
told reporters
he intends to-servo- as Cham
dlcr's special assistant for one
year. - - '- . - '
A NEW DEADLINE ON : .'- i;
BETTING WHEN AND ': - - -IF
RACING RETURNS "- '
NEW YORK A change av?i 1 V
be made In the handling of pari
mutuclj betting. ;af :New. ".York
tracks when-and If-racing re.
turns, the associotions'.aniibunce.
The machines, will. be. locked at
the designated .post timc.onste.ad
of closing as a race starts. Infield
boards will have .the post-time
for the ncxladc. prominently
displayed, a sweep: second. hand
giving warning-of the approach
ing time for closing. The system
j variable time for close of wager
ing.
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Seattle Club Dropi From
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The battle for second place In1
the Pacific Const league still ,
held the spotlight today nflcr a
week of piny in which the big
upset was Srnttle's drop from
second to fourth plncc. i
Six of the clubs will open
their sixth full week ot compoti-,
tiou tonight. Oakland will start
its scries at Los AngHcs Wed
nesday with a douhlrhendcr
scheduled to start at 12:30 p. m.
All gnmos will have a Cnliforniii
setting.
Acorns Taka Sacond Plica
The Acorns hold the ginnl
killer role last week, trimming
the Rniniers five games out of
seven to take second place five
full games behind the Portland i
leaders. . I
The Beavers will take on the i
dangerous San Diego PndreSj in ;
the tmrci spot a unit game nr
hind Onklnud. The Pnrires wore
shaded 4-3 in thrlr series with
Los Angeles Inst week while
Portland was adding b Its lend ,
by! '. trouncing Hollywood six
games In seven.
Hnimtri rttat ooiom
The Ralnicrs. in fourth but
only one full gnmo behind Onk
land, tackle the fast-rising Sac
ramento Solons who knocked off
San Francisco five out of seven
Inst week, to wind up in fifth a
half ' gnme behind Seattle. The
Seals and Hollywood, seventh
and eighth plncc clubs, stage a
battle for the cellar. ." "I
BAPCERS REPLACED
BY HAWKEYES ON
NOTRE DAME BKED
' NOTRE DAME Nine oppon
ents of Must season will again bo
met next fail by Notre Dame.
Wisconsin being replaced by
Iowa, which will be tackled In
South Bend, October 27. Only
two other home games nro llsted,
the others being Illinois In the
opener, September 20, and Dart
mouth, October 13. The army en
gagement is once more slated for
Yankee-Stadium. Thc"slte of the
navy game" has not yet been de
termined. -
' The Irish will square off with,
in the - order named, Illinois.
Georgia Tech, Dartmouth. Pitts
burgh, Iowa, Nnvy, Army.
Northwestern, Tulnne and Great
Lakes, where the season ends,
December 1,
" PITTSBURGH Peter George.
15,- of Akron, won 1481-pound
class title in national AAU
junior weight-lifting champion
ships. A . 1 . 1 I . I 7
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NEW YORK. May a OVt
Charles W, Llttlefleld, vice presl.
drnt of the U. S. Golf assocla Ion,
said last night win. unlikely
that the Nallonnl Open golf tour
ney would be resumed this year.
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